The answer, I hear you cry, is internships. These are becoming the latest box that
graduates need to tick in order for them to increase their employability and stand out from the other hundreds of
applicants after the same job. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, 21.7 % of
graduates in full employment within six months of
graduating were taken on by employees who had previously provided them with some form of work experience. It would appear that employers are less willing to gamble on a new recruit who may look fantastic on paper, instead choosing to take on someone who has already experienced working at the company and who therefore has a â $ œbasic grasp of workplace dynamicsâ $, according to a BBC article. In other words, the internship has become an â $ ˜extended interviewâ $ ™ whereby the
intern has a chance to showcase their abilities and see if they fit into the company lifestyle.
More than a third of this year's vacancies will be filled by
applicants who have already worked as an
intern or in work experience at the employer, with City investment banks expecting to fill three - quarters of
graduate jobs with known
applicants.
(2) If the
applicant is applying for licensure as a clinical professional counselor
intern, at any time during his or her final semester of
graduate study and before the expiration of his or her license as a clinical professional counselor
intern.